Mexican drug lord In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carrillo and the second or maternal family name is Leyva. Vicente Carrillo Leyva Born| (1976-07-19) 19 July 1976 (age 46) Mexico City, Mexico Other names| El Ingeniero[1] Occupation| Officer in the Juárez Cartel Known for| Drug lord Predecessor| Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Parent| Amado Carrillo Fuentes Vicente Carrillo Leyva (born 19 July 1976[2]) is a Mexican drug lord and a leader in the Juárez Cartel.[3] ## Capture[edit] He was arrested by Mexican police on 2 April 2009,[4][5][6] but subsequently acquitted of money laundering charges, though charges of illegal possession of firearms kept him from gaining his freedom.[7] After being found guilty of illegal arms possession, and paying a US$16,000 fine, he was released on 17 December 2010, to the custody of Mexican federal police with new charges of money laundering.[8] According to a biography published by the Mexican newspaper El Universal, his father, head and founder of the Juarez Cartel Amado Carrillo Fuentes, had told Carrillo Leyva not to enter the drug trafficking business. Consistent with this, Carrillo sent his son to study at the best private universities of México, Switzerland, and Spain. Carrillo Leyva, however, paid no attention.[9] ## See also[edit] * Mexico portal * Biography portal * Drug cartels * Gulf Cartel * Juárez Cartel * Sinaloa Cartel * Tijuana Cartel * List of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords * Mérida Initiative * Mexican Drug War ## References[edit] 1. ^ Cayó Vicente Carrillo Leyva, capo del Cartel de Juárez. Univison. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012. 2. ^ "Perfil Vicente Carrillo Leyva". El Universal (in Spanish). 2 April 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2013. 3. ^ Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested, officials say. Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine CNN. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012. 4. ^ Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested, officials say. Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine CNN. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012. 5. ^ Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested 6. ^ Vicente Carrillo Leyva arrested 7. ^ Juez absuelve a Vicente Carrillo Leyva El Universal 29 October 2010. (in Spanish) 8. ^ Vicente Carrillo Leyva. Malcolm Beith. Retrieved 7 March 2012. 9. ^ Enjuiciarán a Vicente Carrillo Leyva 'El Ingeniero' por falsificación de documentos. Univision. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012. * v * t * e Mexican drug war (2006-present) Names in italics represent dead or arrested individuals. Timeline Federal forces * Mexican Army * Mexican Air Force * Mexican Navy * Fuerzas Especiales (special forces) * Policía Federal Ministerial * SEIDO (organized crime investigation) * Federal Police * National Guard Beltrán-Leyva Cartel disbanded 2010 Armed wings| * Los Mazatlecos * South Pacific Cartel Founders| * Arturo Beltrán Leyva * Alfredo Beltrán Leyva * Carlos Beltrán Leyva * Edgar Valdez Villarreal * Sergio Villarreal Barragán * Héctor Beltrán Leyva Leaders| * Héctor Beltrán Leyva * Fausto Isidro Meza Flores La Familia Cartel Disbanded 2011 Founders| * Nazario Moreno González * Carlos Rosales Mendoza * Arnoldo Rueda Medina * Dionisio Loya Plancarte * Rafael Cedeño Hernández * Alberto Espinoza Barrón * Enrique Plancarte Solís * José de Jesús Méndez Vargas * Servando Gómez Martínez Gulf Cartel | Factions| * Los Metros * Los Rojos | Founders| * Juan Nepomuceno Guerra * Juan García Ábrego Leaders| * Óscar Malherbe de León * Osiel Cárdenas Guillén * Antonio Cárdenas Guillén * Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez * Mario Ramírez Treviño * Homero Cárdenas Guillén Juárez Cartel | Armed wings| * La Línea | Founders| * Rafael Aguilar Guajardo * Pablo Acosta Villarreal * Amado Carrillo Fuentes Leaders| * Vicente Carrillo Fuentes * Juan Pablo Ledezma Knights Templar Cartel | Armed wings| * La Resistencia | Founders| * Enrique Plancarte Solís * Servando Gómez Martínez Leaders| * Enrique Plancarte Solís * Servando Gómez Martínez * Nazario Moreno González Sinaloa Cartel | Armed wings| * Gente Nueva * Jalisco New Generation Cartel * Los Ántrax * Artistas Asesinos | Founders| * Héctor Luis Palma Salazar * Adrián Gómez González * Joaquín Guzmán Loera * Ismael Zambada García Leaders| * Joaquín Guzmán Loera * Ismael Zambada García * Juan José Esparragoza Moreno * Ignacio Coronel Villarreal Tijuana Cartel | Founders| * Ramón Arellano Félix * Benjamín Arellano Félix * Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix * Carlos Arellano Félix * Eduardo Arellano Félix * Francisco Javier Arellano Félix | 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